Name this baby because we can't!!

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We don't know the gender of dc3. We have two names; Charlotte and Edward.

The more time goes on, the more I get a little bored by these names.

We have a tricky surname, rhymes with Pea, is also letters and starts with an 'L'. This means names like Rosa are out because when said with surname it would sound like rosalie.

I'm not really keen on modern names but like traditional, classic but not boring or overused.

Any ideas???

I like Charlotte and Edward!

Lydia
Annabel
Hannah
Bethany
Clara

Joseph
Thomas
Gerard

Patrick
Edith

Miranda

Marianne

Alice

Angus

Dominic

Elliot

OP, I sympathise with you re your concerns about how the name sounds with your last name. The surname I inherited from my DH is difficult to work with too. FWIW, I decided to choose first names for my DC that I "loved" and that maybe didn't sound quite as "good" with the surname as others I liked less. To date, my DC have never mentioned any concerns with their name combos despite me worrying about it at the time, (and they are certainly of an age where they would let me know!). In the end I figured that on the whole, you generally go by your first name, and that most people don't give your surname a second thought unless the combo sounds really bad or makes a word which has a "double entendre"! I must add that I think that Carys sound completely fine with your surname and if you love it, you should go with it!

The surname thing is a real PITA. Rules out so many lovely names.

I didn't consider it with dd1 and frequently people think her first and surname are all one name - even though that would make a completely made up name

Do you think Erin sounds daft with our surname?

Also love Niamh but that's a no as well

Gosh, and I thought our surname was tricky!!

Sorry for any repeats:
Bethan / Bethany
Coraline / Caroline / Carolyn
Freya
Francesca
Georgina
Hermione
Harriet
Isabella
Jessica
Jennifer
Kirsten
Miriam

Zachary
Nathaniel
Sebastian
Dominic
Marcus
Anthony
Andrew
Freddie / Frederick
Theodore
Harris / Harrison
Patrick
Rupert

Imogen?

Carys I think would be ok, not sure about Erin with the surname though!

Though I do love the name Erin.

I actually think both Carys and Erin sound fine with your surname.

How about Ethan or Sebastian for a boys name?

I can't use Ethan because of recent family developments, although it was on our boys list for both dd1 and dd2. Same with Marcus (which I love!)

I like Sebastian - but not Seb.

What about Alicia with our surname?

I'm glad Carys passes the surname test!

I think we share a surname OP, I started a v similar thread a couple of weeks ago for advise as everything seems to run into it!

Our faves are are Isaac, Sebastian, Zachary, Rory and Benjamin for boys (dh also likes Reuben but I don't) For a girl we like Harriet (Hattie), Georgia, Martha and Felicity.

Its a real struggle to match a name, I think we are gonna take onyabike's advice above e.g. it was pointed out that Zach would sound like 'exactly', but I think we decided its not a good enough reason to rule it out as you don't often give a nickname and surname together!

Hi imaginaryhat, our surname definitely makes naming a lot harder doesn't it?

I think Zack is fine. I think it becomes a problem when the two names together make another name eg Rosa makes Roaslie. Then people become confused. But with Zack, they will be expecting to a hear a name (in the doctors for example) not a word so they would hear 'Zack' and not 'zackly. IMHO anyway!

Not helpful but I love your surname! I think it goes with loads.

I like:

Amy
Alice
Jemima

Reuben
Samuel
Joseph

Good luck!

Yeah I think we decided to just not to try and overthink it! BTW I think Carys sounds lovely, Erin is one we like too and I do think it goes OK with surname but there are others that sound better.

Good luck in finding a name you love.

If you liked Marcus, what about Magnus?

I don't like Magnus for some reason.

I do like Reuben but dh doesn't (opposite to imaginaryhats house!)

Gabriel?

I don't think anything ending in L would work.

Bartholomew (can't believe I'm suggesting that but think it goes really nicely with your surname!)
Jonathan
Jasper
Brendan
Cillian

Meridy
Rosina
Marissa
Gillian
Saffron
Virginia
Matilda
Saoirse
Jeanette/Jeannie

I know a Sebastian who is never shortened to Seb :)

I do like Carys, but might it get mispronounced Cary and end up sounding a bit like Dairylea?!
I also am not sure I agree that nicknames and surnames are rarely said together. My children are very often called Nn plus surname at school, at the doctors (where they know us well), etc etc? So I get the point about Zach Lee...

But I still think none of this should put you off if you love a name, it isn't as if any of them are truly awful with your surname... Unless you are the OP on the thread about Addison?!?!

If I had your surname and was having a girl I'd call her Lorelei. Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blonds was called Lorelei Lee and I love that movie!

How do you pronounce that Koala?

I keep saying it over and over trying to think of the best way to spell phonetically!

Laur-o-lie

Like Laura-lie almost.

That doesn't make any sense does it??

Lorra-lie.